Magnetic Marker Installation Cart for Accurate Two-Point Road Boring

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Solution Overview

Problem

The conventional magnetic marker detection systems require numerous magnetic markers to be laid at short spacings with high positional accuracy, leading to increased installation costs.

Innovation Solution

An installation device that provides laying positions for magnetic markers at multiple locations without moving, utilizing a combination of boring drills, inertial navigation, and positioning sensors to ensure accurate relative positioning, allowing for efficient installation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If magnetic markers are laid at short spacing with high position accuracy to achieve driving assist functions, then detection accuracy and driving assist performance are improved, but installation cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveposition accuracyVSAvoidinstallation cost
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple boring drills into a single installation device, allowing simultaneous creation of multiple laying positions. This merging of functions reduces the total number of positioning operations needed, thereby lowering installation cost while maintaining high position accuracy through the device's built-in positioning capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The installation device incorporates positioning sensors and control systems that pre-determine optimal laying positions before installation. By performing preliminary positioning and calculation, the system ensures high position accuracy is achieved without requiring costly manual surveying and repeated adjustments during installation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If numerous magnetic markers are installed to cover sufficient road areas, then detection reliability is improved, but installation time and cost increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedetection reliabilityVSAvoidinstallation efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The installation device is divided into multiple independent boring drills, each capable of creating laying positions simultaneously. This segmentation allows the system to install numerous magnetic markers in parallel, improving installation efficiency while maintaining detection reliability through adequate coverage of road areas.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The device enables continuous installation operations by having multiple boring drills work simultaneously without requiring repeated positioning cycles. This continuous action increases productivity and installation speed while ensuring sufficient marker density for reliable detection across road areas.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The device enables efficient installation of magnetic markers with high accuracy in relative positioning, reducing installation costs by allowing the laying positions to be set once, thereby minimizing the need for repeated positioning and surveying.

Implementation Method 1

an installation device that provides laying positions for magnetic markers at multiple locations without moving, utilizing a combination of boring drills, inertial navigation, and positioning sensors

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectInertial navigation:

Implementation Method 2

utilizing a combination of boring drills, inertial navigation, and positioning sensors to ensure accurate relative positioning

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectSatellite positioning:

Data Source

PatentUS11242659B2Installation device
Publication Date: 2022.02.08 AICHI STEEL CORP
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AI summary

Installation cart for laying a magnetic marker in a road to achieve driving assist control on a vehicle side has boring drill at each of front and rear of vehicle body, the boring drill boring accommodation hole as a laying position for the magnetic marker in road surface, is capable of boring accommodation holes at two locations with a predetermined space without moving in a state of being parked at any position, and is capable of performing efficient laying operation without requiring, for example, positioning of installation cart for enhancing accuracy of a space between these accommodation holes at two locations forming the laying positions.